PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1856, 16 September 1913, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

YICE-ItEGAIi. Before tho Executive Council meeting on Monday, bis Excellency lield an 'Investiture, and presented to Mr. Henry* Otterson, Cleric of tho House of Re- • presentativos, tho Insignia of a Opto- ' panion of tho Most Distinguished Order : of St. Michael and St. George, and to 1 ' Mr. James Frank Andrews, Secretary to tho Cabinot and Clerk to tho Executive Council, tho Insignia of a Companion of tho Imperial Service Order. . Tho following aro their Excellencies' , engagements during tho next few days: f —Tuesday, September 16, their Excellencies attend the King's Theatre andwitness ''African Hunt" pictures; Wednesday, September 17, her Excellency attends a concert in Y.W.C.A. Rooms; Thursday, September 18, their Excellencies attend at "Tho Rivals," in aid of tho Richmond Free Kindergarten Schools. On Friday, September 19, his Excellency tho Governor and the Countess of Liverpool aro to leave Wellington to pay their first official visit to Nelson. They will mako the trip across tho Strait in tho Government steamer Tutanekai, ■which has undergone a complete overhaul siuce her return from tho Mao. quaries. Archbishop O'Shea is at present in Taronaki. Ho will hold confirmation services at Stratford, Opunako, Now Plymouth, and Inglewood, and return to Wellington 'about tho end of this month. On tho way homo ho will visit Wanganui.

Mr. George Swan, of Wanganui, ia a visitor to .Wellington, Mr. W. H. Gerrie, of tho local office of the Wostport Coal Company, was presented yesterday' with a silver tea and coffee service from his fellow-employees, on tho occasion of his approaching marriage. Tho Hon. J. Barr, Hon. J. Anstoy, and Hon. 6. J. Smith loft Lyttclton for Wellington by tho Mararoa last ovtning. No report regarding what will bo done with the wrecked steamer Devon has been received from London. Captain Taylor, Lloyd's surveyor at Brisbane, who is at present in New Zealand, 1 and Mr. A. Wallter, local representative for Lloyd's, will mako a thorough examination of the hull during tho course of tho next day or two. The instrumentalists, Mr. Harry Ellwijod, Mr, Georgo Ellwood, and Mis« Ellwood are staying at tho Empire' Hotel. T-lio Rov, A, W. Brough, who has been working in South.lndlia, and the Rov. G. I. Williams, organising ajjeait in Australasia for the London Missionary Society, were due to arrive by. the Sydney boat at "Auckland on Sunday aa a deputation from tho London Missionary Society. They will advocate tho claims of that society in Auckland. Both the visitors havo visited New Zealand previously. Tho Anglican Archbishop _of Melbourne, Dr. Lowtlier Clarke, is expected to arrive in Mclbourn'o.from his trip to England about Tuesday next. Captain Penfold., tho Sydney aeron- 1 aut, has written from London, under dato August 8,. stating that he intended leaving for Australia tho following week. Mr. G. H. Knibbs, tho Commonwealth Statistician, has been elcoted a member of tlio International Institute of Statistics;. Tho membership of this institute is limited ito 200. Messrs. J. R. Nicholls, E. J. Chrisp, E. Chrisp, H. Chrisp,; and C. Buscke motored from' Gisborno to yesterday, and stayed overnight at tho Empiro Hotel, The. late Mr. .William Taylor; mombotf of tho-firm of James Marshall,and Co., Adelaide, has left £10,000' to chanties,'/ including £3500 to bo divided- among employees who havo boon wii'h the firm for more than 10 'years. It is generally regarded as certain that Councillor D. V. Hcnnessy, tho present Lord Mayor of Melbourne, will bo re-elected for a further term. The election takes place in October. _ Captain R. Muirhead Collins, Official Secretary to the Hijjh Commissioner, will represent Australia at the Statistical Conference at Vienna.

Mr. W. It. Lockhoad, a very old resident of Newcastle, N.S.W., died last week at tho ago of 80 years. _ Deceased had been ailing for a long time.

Mr. Selbv (Levin) returned' home yestorday from Wellington, where no has been staying at tho Windsor Hotel. Yesterday's arrivals at the Royal Oak Hotel included Mr. and Mrs. U. S. Grant and Mr. and Mrs. ' Haynes (U S.A.), Mr. ,W. J. Newton (Auckland),, Mr. W- M. Smith (Marton), Mr. Ilerbort Pryco (Halcombo), Mr. Vigor; Brown, Mrs. Londouu, Miss Williams, Mr. J. W. Williams, and Mr. J. Ashwvn Thomson (Napier), Mrs. and Mis? Macdonald and Mrs. W. Ilumo (Featheraton), Mrs. G. W. Woods (Invercargill), and Mr. Wm. Walker (New Plymouth). Recent arrivals at tho Grand Hotel include: Mr. and Mis. Ranthal, Mr. A. S, Browne (Invercargill), Mr. i. ±>. Swann, and Mr. F. Fanthain (Wanganui). Among those who entered their names at the Empire Hotel yestorday were Mr. W. S. Park (Levin), _ Mr. P. H. .Harper (Levin), Messrs. H- Horder, E. Courtney, W. A. Cann, H. Hallett (Sydney), Mr. S. Deane, Mr. D. I 1 rawley, Mr. W. Haddocks, Mr. and Mrs. a 1 (Cliristciiurcli), Wallnco (Kaikoura), Messrs. R. R. Craig, L. C(Jonnoli, and James S. Person (Sjdnoj), F. Alston, and A. W. G. Allichan. Staving at the Windsor Hotel aro:— Mr R. R. Hunt (Auckland), Mrs. and "Miss Basil Jones (Frimley, Hawke s Bay), and Mr. and Mrs., Maude (Palmer-* ston North);